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loeg on March 11, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: People with ADHD claim Adderall is ‘different’ now

Amphetamines were extremely common during and after WW2, for example.

sawjet on March 12, 2023 [–]

They were often included in WW2 military rations. The name of the German variant was Pervertin. Based on the side effects encountered when using it.

pseudalopex on March 12, 2023 | [–]

Pervitin was a German methamphetamine brand. Do you have evidence it was named for side effects?

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